Customer Reviews

What a great re-discovery

by
Norske

Pulled this group out of my archives by reviewing my old, old cassettes (remember those?). I had forgotten how good Haslam's voice is. One of the best female vocalists I have ever heard. I highly recommend Mother Russia if you just want to try one song, then you may be hooked!

Outstanding

by
Gaijin

I bought this years ago in record format, then in 8-track and finally cassette. It was outstanding then and is outstanding now. The vocals and the music have a haunting quality to them that just takes you off into another realm. I can't say enough good about it. You will not regret this purchase.

Hauntingly beautiful!

by
otterpaws

Renaissance is a prog rock classic, and this is a must have album. I have searched for this band for so long; finding them again is like a drink of water in the desert.

Biography

Formed: 1969 in London, England

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s

The history of Renaissance is essentially the history of two separate groups, rather similar to the two phases of the Moody Blues or the Drifters. The original group was founded in 1969 by ex-Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty as a sort of progressive folk-rock band, who recorded two albums (of which only the first, self-titled LP came...